Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Mike Conley super member Reged: 09/23/07 Posts: 173 Loc: NW Ohio Reverse Binoculars       #2440918 - 06/05/08 08:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just wondering if I could get some input from anyone that has had the oportunity to view through these type of binoculars. I know JMI has some models and some folks build them . Post Extras:       GlennLeDrew sage Reged: 06/18/08 Posts: 325 Loc: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Re: Reverse Binoculars [Re: Mike Conley]       #2468712 - 06/18/08 10:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   More than a decade ago I peeped through a 12.5" reverse bino (twin Dobsonians) built by a friend in his home workshop. The view was correctly oriented, i.e., not mirror-reversed. In a word... Wow! The aperture really does make a difference, even on bright stuff such as the Moon. A minor inconvenience... pointing the thing, where you had to shuttle around to the back and aim. Of course, this could be rectified by an over-the-shoulder low power finder (I devised an initial design for one.) The big disadvantage... lugging the monstrosity around! -------------------- Home-made 11X50 right angle bino, 8.1 deg. FOV Modified 26X100 bino, 3.5 deg. FOV Mediocre minds discuss people. Good minds discuss events. Great minds discuss ideas. Post Extras:       refractory Pooh-Bah Reged: 02/05/05 Posts: 1001 Re: Reverse Binoculars [Re: GlennLeDrew]       #2479037 - 06/23/08 10:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wheels/tracks, electric motor, and a little AI. Let it lug itself around. Jess Tauber Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 12 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  EdZ  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 319 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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